Stamping device



Feb. 2 1926. 1,571,656

H. E. WETHERILL STAMPING DEVICE Filed August so. 1924 I M 10 W :0 m tn. m

e m 15 W m H Patented Feb. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY EMERSONWETHERILL, or rnonmxvmnn, PENNSYLVANIA.

STAMPING DEVICE.

Application filed Augts't so, 1924. Serial No. 735,109.

To all wiwm it may concern:

mg device to which I have given the trade name, Typen. 1 This invention particularly relates to a device adapted to be held in one i hand and moved over the surface tobe printed or written upon, and operated to bring any desired type into stamping position; a further object is to provide .a novel means for spacing the, device as it is moved over the surfaceto'be printed and to pro-- vide Various indicating means by which certain type may be selected by the sense of touch; and a still further object is to pro,- vide adevice which may be manufactured at a low cost.

Referring to the drawingyFig. 1, is a side elevation of thedevice. Fig. 2, is a rear elevation of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, is a front elevation of Fig.1; Fig.,4, is a vertical sectional View on line 4-4 Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is aperspective View showing the'lower portion of the frame.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to like parts, 1 represents a' disk having the type 2 mounted upon its periphery. The disk 1 is mounted upon a shaft 3 which is rotatably and slidably mounted in a sleeve 5 secured in a frame 6.

The frame 6, consists of a spring metal plate having formed at the lower portion thereof a foot plate 7, which is adapted to with the surface to be rest upon the surface of the paper or other article upon which the device is to be used. The foot plate is bifurcated forming two members 8 and 9, with a space 12 between them, which space permits one type on the disk 1 8 and 9 into contact with said surface. The members 8 and 9 will prevent-the two next adjacent. type from touching said surface, thus insurlng the printing or marking of but one type atatime. The spr ng. metal frame 6 permits the disk to be depressed sufficiently to bring the I printed. Sa1d frame 6 normally holds the disk suspended in spaced relation to the foot plate 7. 7/

moved, after each to be pressed between the members type into contact The disk 1 is made of spun metal and provided upon its periphery with a flange 14. The type 2 which are preferably of rubber are arranged upon a band 13 which embraces the flange 14 and is cemented thereto.

Upon the front face of the diskis secured a ring 15 of cardboard, having characters printed, or formed, thereon corresponding to the type, which assist in selecting any particular type. The ring 15 is covered by a transparent shield 16. Screws 17 and 18 hold the-shield 16 and ring 15 upon the face ofthe disk. The ring 15 is provided with circular slots 19 through which said screws pass, and/permit the ring 15 to be rotated so that the position of the characters on the ring may be changed in relation to the type,

thus adapting the device for cnyptography.

The shaft 3 carrying the disk is positioned, upon the frame 6, at an oblique angle in relation to the foot plate 7, so that the plane of rotation of the disk will be inclined to the foot plate andto the surface to be printed, thus making the characters on the ring 15 easier to read than they would be if the disk were positioned perpendicularly to said surface.

The frame 6, at its lower portion carries a spacing wheel 20, having teeth 21 formed upon its periphery. A bearing plate 22 is formed upon the frame 6 and has a shaft 23 secured therein, on which is rotatably mounted the sleeve 24 forming the hub of the wheel 20. Two teeth of the wh'ee120 normally rest upon the surface to be print ed. By slightly tilting the frame 6 so as to raise the foot plate 7, the wheel 20 may be moved over the surface to be printed one tooth at a' time, which movements will re resent letter spaces, thus the device may be printing of a character the proper spacing distance for the next printing of a character.

The frame 6 has a finger rest plate 25,

formed upon the lower portion thereof, adapted to receive the tip of the third'finger of the hand when holding the device. Said plate 25 [apt'ed to rest upon the surface to be 'printed 'when the foot plate 7 is raised.

is about the same diameter-as the wh eel 20 and is ad The frame 6 at its upper portion carries a wire handle, or crotch, 28, having a downwardly curved portion 29 adapted to extend under the palm of. the handwith the crotch 28 between the first and second fingers. The free end of the wire is bent upwardly and terminates in a ring 30. The

inner end of the wire forming the crotch 28 'material,'is mounted-upon the frame 6 above the disk 1 and the spring metal of the frame 6 permits the roller to be pressed against the type. The disk may be rotated to bring all the type into contact with the ink roller when necessary to ink the type. The frame 6 has a bearing member 37 whiehforms one end ofa holder for the ink roller. A shaft 38 is screwed into a sleeve 39 rigidly secured in the bearing 37. Said shaft 38 carries a head or flange 40 which forms the opposlte end of said holder. A loose sleeve 41 on the shaft 38 permits the ink roller to turn freely.

The disk 1 has secured thereto a sleeve 42. A handle 45 is secured upon the threaded portion 43 of said sleeve. The handle is further secured to the disk by a screw 46. The inner end of the sleeve 42'is threaded to receive the threaded end of the shaft 3. A head 4 on said shaft is provided with a screw-driver slot so that the shaft may be adjusted in the sleeve 42 to'vary the d1stance the shaft may slide in the bearing sleeve 5.

A coiled spring 48 is loosely mounted upon the sleeves 5 and 42. One end 49 of said spring is secured to the frame 6 and the other end 50 is secured in the disk 1, thus the spring will tend to separate said sleeves and hold the head 4 of the shaft 3 adjacent to the frame 6, as shown in .Fig. 4. Said spring 48 will also tend to return the disk 1 to a normal position after it has been rotated to bring a type into printing position.,

.Thesleeve 42 is provided'with a threaded portion to receive a threaded plug 52. The interior of the sleeve 42 forms a reservoir 53' for ink adapted to be used upon the roller .35.

A plate spring 55 has one end secured upon the frame 6 and its free end positioned adjacent to the flange 14 of the disk. Said flange 14 is provided with notches 56 corresponding to the type 2. When the disk has been rotated to bring a certain type into printing position, a pressure upon the handle 45 in the direction of the axis of the disk, will move the disk, causing the shaft 3 to slide in the sleeve 5 of the frame and thus bring the flange 14 into contact with the spring55. Said spring is adapted toenter a notch 56 in the flange 14 and make a slight clicking sound when a type is centered in relation to the foot plate 7. Thus by the sound and by the sense of touch it can readily tain a lubricant.

be determined whenthe s ring enters the notch adjacent to a type wii'c'h is being se lected.- The spring plate 55 is provided with a slit 57, as shown 1n Fig. 5, adapted to re- The disk 1 is provided with indicators which assist in selecting the various type. The disk has a lug 58 secured to the rear surface thereof adapted 'to. come in contact with the fingers resting around the frame 6. The tip of the finger may thus readily determine the position of the lug 58, which corresponds with the position of a certain type upon the disk. The disk is further provided with a hole 59 which may be readily located by the finger for selecting a certain type.

The shandle"45, which is adapted to be rotated by the thumb and first finger of the hand holding the device, is also provided with various indicating devices which assist in locating the type. The handle has lugs 60 and 61 arranged in diflerent positions. Said'handle also has formed therein a groove 62; a hole 63; and a concaved portion 64, all of which assist in rotating the disk to bring a certain type into printing pdsition. The head of the screw 18, on the face of the disk, is made large and serves as an indicator for a certain character, preferably the period. This system of indicating devices may be extended for all the characters upon the disk. The face of the disk may be provided with a braille thus adapting the device for the use of the blind. The spacing wheel 20 having the pointed teeth may be used for forming a row of perforators on a sheet of paper and it may also be used as a check protector by making a series of perforations over the amount written upon the check.

I claim 1. A stamping device comprising a frame, a disk rotatably mounted upon the frame, type'upon the periphery of the disk adapted to be brought into operative position by rotating the disk, an annular flange upon the disk having notches formed therein, a spring plate upon said frame adapted to enter said notches and center of the type in relation to the operative position of the disk, and said spring plate having two lips extending longitudinally in relatioirto the length of said plate adapted to retain a lubricant upon the portion of said plate which comes in contact with said flange.

2. A stampmg devlce comprising a frame,

said frame having a portion adapted to rest upon the surface to be printed, a disk, type upon the periphery of the disk, a handle for rotating the disk, a sleeve secured upon the axis of the disk having said handle secured upon the outer end thereof, said Sleeve having a threaded aperture formed in the inner end thereof, a sleeve secured, in

said frame, a shaft loosely mounted in'the last mentioned sleeve, a screw thread upon said shaft adapted for adjustably securing the shaft in, the sleeve on the disk, a coiled spring mounted upon said sleeves having one end secured to the frame and the other end secured to the disk adapted for rotating the disk to a normal position, and a head on the shaft adapted to limit the longitudinal movement of the shaft through the sleeve of the frame-by the action of the spring.

3. A stamping device comprising a frame, said frame having a portion adapted to rest .upon the surface to be printed, a disk, type upon the periphery of the disk, a handle for rotating the disk, a shaft mounted upon said frame, said disk rotatably supported upon said shaftfsaid disk being slidable to and from said frame along the axis of the shaft, a coiled spring tending to force the disk away from the frame and said spring adapted to rotate the disk to a normal position, and a spring platesecured upon the frame adapted 'to engage the disk when moved along said axis towards the frame,

4:. A stamping device comprising a frame,

a disk rotatably mounted upon the frame, type upon the periphery of the disk adapted to be-moved into contact with a surface to be printed, an ink roller mounted upon the e moved into contact with a surface to frame adapted to contact with the face of the type, a sleeve forming the axis of said disk, said sleeve having a chamber adapted to form a reservoir for ink, and a removable plug adapted for closing the end of thesleeve.

6. A stamping device comprising a frame,

a disk rotatably mounted upon the frame,

type upon the periphery of the disk adapted to be moved into contact with a surface to be printed, a wire forming a crutch, a bear- .ing upon said frame having a threaded 'aperture'adapted to receive one end of said wire and adjustably secure the wire'to the frame. v

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EMERSON WETHERILL. 

